jpdb beta

(social) class; rank; grade

2

mystery; mysteriousness; secret

2

biochemistry

1

likes and dislikes

1

interior of the body

13

earnest; single-minded

3

is there anything else?

1

to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply

1

pardon me for leaving (first)

1

bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden

2

innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity

1

viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side

3

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

2

tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst

1

to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)

1

pacing (e.g. in athletics, etc.); pacing oneself

1

period of time; time slot; time zone

1

giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger

1

scorn; mockery; ridicule

4

belligerent

1

reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression

1

to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)

1

good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

4

to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath

6

speaking voice; talking voice

1

the former

7

senior; older; elderly

2

the latter

8

bygones; the past; past event

1

retreating figure; appearance from behind

12

disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

8

tournament

1

hereditary system; hereditary succession

5

to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)

1

to be hazy; to be misty

2

iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner

2

cutter (e.g. cookie cutter); punching die

1

to be palatable; to suit one's taste

1

baked sweets

6

the street; the town

1

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

2

tea leaf; tea leaves

2

handsome man; actor in a love scene

1

form of astrology based on the Xiuyaojing

1

countries

5

to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp

3

two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth

2

elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article

2

consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern

2

leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase

1